"There are many influences in my music, not only blues. R&B, Motown, gospel, old timey, jazz, even classical are all part of what I do. I started with classical, then country, then blues, and after that I started listening heavily to Motown and gospel. My earliest efforts as a songwriter were soul. Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Wilson Pickett, Gladys Knight, James Brown, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and Fontella Bass are just a few of the names that come to mind as the God's of soul and Motown."

-- Rory Block

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“I can still remember the miraculous feeling of writing a sentence, then more sentences, telling a story. The first thing I wrote was a one-page summary of Robinson Crusoe and I am so sorry I do not have it any more; it was at that moment I became an author.”
“Most power is power to coerce somebody. We don't have the power to coerce anybody.”
“To survive, our minds must taste redwood, and agate, octopi, bat, and in the bat's mouth, insect. It's hard to think like a planet, but we've got to try.”
“The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness.”

Source : John Flavel (1799). “Whole Works of the Rev. Mr. John Flavel”, p.555
“One be covetous when he has little, much or anything between, for covetousness comes from the heart, not from the circumstances of life.”
“Now he had recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible.”
“I just want your extra time and your.......... Kiss”

Source : Song: Kiss extended version
“Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government.”

Source : Arthur C. Brooks (2011). “The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future”, p.13, Basic Books

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